Minutes of the January 13, 2020 Board of Education Meeting.

Present:

Nikia Weber	Patrick McKernan

Jason Winder	Mike Estes

Stephen Bowe	Janel Anderson

Nathan Geiger

Tim Grable

Jennifer Luedke

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Luedke to nominate Nikia Weber as president of the board. Motion Carried.

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Winder for nominations to cease. Motion Carried.

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Luedke to nominate Jason Winder as vice president of the board. Motion Carried.

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Grable to cease nominations. Motion Carried.

The regular Board of Education Meeting was called to order by President Nikia Weber at 6:02 p.m.

AGENDA

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Winder to approve the agenda as presented. Motion Carried.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

The Board of Education took a moment of silence to reflect on all the servicemen home and abroad serving our country and their families, EMT’s, and law enforcement officers and their families.

VOUCHERS AND BILLS

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Winder to approve the vouchers and bills as presented. Motion Carried.

VISITORS:

Mr. McKernan and Mrs. Weber congratulated and welcomed Mr. Tim Grable and Mr. Stephen Bowe to the board. The district will be recognizing Mr. Warren Grable and Mr. Sherman Smith at high school graduation in May.

CONSENT AGENDA

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Winder to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion Carried.

Approval of Minutes – December 9, 2019

BOARD POLICY UPDATES

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Bowe to approve the KASB Board Policy Update as presented. Motion Carried.

FARM LEASE BID

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Winder to approve the Hay Ground Farm Lease Bid from Howard Jensen as presented. Motion Carried.

AFTER PROM DONATION

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Luedke to approve a $250 donation from the Farm Account to Troy After Prom. Motion Carried.

COMPUTER PURCHASE

It was moved by Winder and seconded by Geiger to approve the computer purchase bid from Shi in the amount of $8332.50 to finish the 1-1 initiative at Troy Grade School. Motion Carried.

BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENTS

It was moved by Luedke and seconded by Geiger to approve the following board member appointments:

KASB Governmental Relations Network – Jennifer Luedke

Vocation Education Representative – Tim Grable

School Improvement Committee – Nathan Geiger/Nikia Weber

Master Teacher Selection Committee – President of Board/ alt. – Vice President of Board

Authorized Farm Representative – Tim Grable

Expulsion Committee – Jason Winder/Jennifer Luedke

Negotiations Team –Nikia Weber/Stephen Bowe/ alt. – Tim Grable

Vera Dean Committee – President of the Board

Technology Committee- Jennifer Luedke/Nikia Weber/Alt. – Nathan Geiger

Health Insurance Committee – Jason Winder/Alt. Stephen Bowe

BOARD MEMBER VACANCY

It was moved by Winder and seconded by Bowe to publish the board member vacancy resolution. Motion Carried.

Mr. McKernan updated the Board of Education on preliminary revenue estimates for the State of Kansas. Mr. McKernan will be gathering some bids for summer projects and bringing those to the board next month. January 20th will be an in-service day and teacher work day. A brief update on transportation routes was given.

Mr. Estes updated the Board of Education on activity participation numbers. January Kindness pays program will be Wed., January 15th. The FFA department has been getting some donations from the Robert Seidl memorial. Thank you notes will be sent to the family and those who have donated. Beginning second semester, we will have perfect attendance incentives for students each week.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Luedke to go into executive session to discuss hiring of a non-classified personnel pursuant to non-elected exception under KOMA and the open meeting will resume in the board room at 8:10 p.m.

Remaining: Board and Superintendent

It was moved by Geiger and seconded by Luedke to go into executive session to discuss hiring of a non-classified personnel pursuant to non-elected exception under KOMA and the open meeting will resume in the board room at 8:20 p.m.

Remaining: Board and Superintendent

The meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m.

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Janel Anderson

Clerk of the Board